Mechanism for assembling printing strips



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it known that 1, Winning; J 91 n DEM; MING, a citizen of the Uuiied'siates, 118 .d; ing Cleveland, in the county of Cnyeh-oga and State of Ohio, have invented a Certain new and useful lmpnoveznent in Mechanism for Assembling Printing Strips, mt whieh the fellQW-ingis a full, ,clear, and exact ide- Seripfiion, refenence being hadio the ,ZLCCQH); panying drawings. r

This invention-relates ,to mechanism fer assembling shout ,nihbons .01 ships of ineial, on which @type chaizacrers heirs been fo-mned, onto a holder or earlier which may he need in ,a si-iitahle printing mechanism ,to' p.131;

the matter lthns eoinposed. A l

More pantienlaiily the invention is concerned with assembling the embossed type carrying strips, such, fior example, as {nay he formed by a mechanism shown, described and claimed 'indthe pnior application of Clifton Chisholm, Serial No. 535,311,, filed February 9, 1922,'by,n1 viug these strips lengitndinally into engagement with itonis 05E lugs or bosses or similar engaging devices, such as are fOllneCl upon address plates of well; known type. As an example of such a plat or holder I call attention to that shown, described vand claimed in any Patent No. 1,4:3S,5.8%l, issued December 12th,

My impending application NO- 1675,6419 filed Nove nben141th, 1 9723, Shows .a ,lllfiC-llilnjisin Zi Ol automatically delivering embossed sliips from ,the inaehine in which ljhey are made onto a suitable ioiinnshoivn E-s a hexible blanket mounted in cylindrical shape and periodically turnedabout its axis. Tlllle claims originating in the present applies lion coverings-lee The structure in such glfljtr lei ,copending application have been transferred Lo that application, and reference accordingly made ;to it ffOljbIiOZi-{l claims covering fiche presentstructure. The invention claimed, i i-this apnlicat ion on i he ,ohher hand isco nze-itned,with i neassemblageof enibQS ed strips on an addressplate 01lQiliQlHflfit-filllii, with a hand feeding of ike ships onto i he form, with backwai d movement. of the strips on the form to ib 'ing ufihen'i in various ofiset posifiions, and .with other features 11% specifically disclosed in tha't copending; application.

The present invention includes means for successiiiely a'feeding embossed strips as they a e delivered from dtheim ch ne and suitably pes tioning ,t em in successive rows upon-an plate or oth r at 1501-111, and the es.- seni-ial objects of the nvention are so pro.- vide a simp e, eifectiv and easily opeliable iechenism ferltakng these severed embossed strips from an embossing machine and posi:

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Qfpherj objects include the convenient arrang ment of he mechanisi rWhenehy iihe holder-s filled )Ki'ilhythe strips, that is upon which ,the strips have been pQs-itioned,"may he lieedialy R m ved and i eplae dl V More specific ebijcts include S9 ,eons'iiucting ;the ,deyice thatihe advancement, line for lin of the holder neceiving the strips may f llow summit a ly .c'l sequ nt .upon the ope ation of h meelmnisn'i lllllilQ l 1 eds 1111M: strip Q11 I10 the helderend the st s may be ti ningihem upona holden for subse uent slid thereon ,vithout anydeiecem'ent or distention. A im therspecificobject is the [pieyision of a convenient anditeadily operable ins-ans for sliding the strips longitudinally upon the Secuting ng ea-ns on ,the holder to position ;them in Lthe alignment desired. For example, when assembling 131135? strips ,onto addr ss plates the various stizips maly-be of difiei'ent lengths, and mile positioning may be in d iifenent veliizicail alignment for eachline, 01- f assembling upon a :lgilgl holder he pos t oning of the lines may pitovi f punagzraphing, inset spacing etc. T'healicve and other objects will become inore ap ialtcnt fizqni the following description which relates to the drawings illustrating ,a preferred e1n-- hodin ent 0d? my assembling,inechenisin. The essential ch sflofilzhe present invention ,aitc sunune,.-i-ize,d .in the nppendeiil claims. 7 i

in the dltmvings Fig. 31 ,isaside elevation oi. any nechanisi'i i shown as mounted at the id of a strip "embossing machine, only .a portion ofthe frame of which is illustrated in Ethis .view, Ei isa plan of the same; Figa isan enlargedelevation of anaddress plate shown as" receiving the embossed stnips; Fig. 4: is en.. end .elevationpf the mechanism shown in Figs. 1 and 2ilooki1ig toward ;the device from the right hand end as shown-in Fig.1; Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional-detail of ,the feed rolls for proand. i neans for moving .thelstrip .zilong lhe cated by the line 99 of Fig. 6; Fig. 10

is a similar section on a plane indicated by i the line 101O of Fig. 6; Fig. 11 is a section elevation showing one of the rolls, the guideway, and one of the moving mechanisms for progressing the strip and illus trating the mechanism for advancing the holder line for line to receive the successive strips, the parts in front of this view being omitted for clearness of illustration and the section being taken substantially upon the line 11'11 of Fig. 12; Fig. 12 is a transverse section showing the holder and the mechanism for positioning the lines on the holder, the plane of the section being taken substantially on the line 1212 of Fig. 2; Fig. 13 is a vertical sectionthrough the plate carrier and advancing mechanism, the plane of the section being indicated by the line 1313 of Fig. 11; Fig. 14; is a horizontal sectional detail on the same scale as Fig. 12 showing the mechanism for operating the line positioning means; Figs. 15, 16 and 17 are diagrammatic sectional details showing different positions of the means for positioning the line on the holder; Fig.

18 is a sectional detail illustrating the means for securing and the manner of releasing the address plate or like holder.

It will be seen from the drawings that my assembling mechanism is coupled to the delivery end of a suitable embossing machine having a pair of feeding rollers 1 and 2 progressing the embossed address strip designated S into achannel or guideway 5, from which it is delivered by my mechanism to a strip carrier such as an address plate P mounted upon a carrier 10, the plate be ing progressed along the channel and then slid longitudinally of the holder P in either direction by a positioning device 20, operated through a system of levers and gearing by a hand lever 25, all of these being carried by a suitable frame and brackets which may be directly attached to the frame of an embossing machine, a portion of which is indicated at 30 in Figs. 1 and 2. These frame and bracket members consist of a bracket 3 forming bearings for the shafts of the rollers 1 and 2, and carrying extensions on which the strip guide members forming the guide 5 are mounted; a horizontal main frame rnember 15 forming a guideway and slide for the strip progressing elements; an upright bracket 12 forming a guidewav and mounting the mechanism for support- 7 shown at the lower end of one of the shafts 4:. These rollers 1 and 2 carry pairs of opposed flanges, one pair adapted to lit the rounded e ges of the embossed strip and the other pair adapted to engage the inwardly turned flanges of the strip, tightly embracing the same with rolling contact, thereby progressing-the strip from left to right, to move it from the position as shown in Fig. 6 onto the guide 5. This guide may comprise a bar 8 secured at its forward end in the bracket member 11 and extending toward the holder carrier 10, and shown as being provided with small ribs 13, each formed with anoverhang to receive the flanges of the embossed strips S. This bar is slotted between the ribs '13 near one end and into this slot extends a slide 14 guided by the ribs and having a tongue extending between the rolls and provided with a hooked end 16. This hook normally stands between the ribs of the rolls until the strip S is delivered from the rolls, bringing the shoulder of this hook opposite the end of the strip, whereby a longitudinal movement of the slide 1 1 may progress the embossed strip along the guide rails 13. The hooked end 16 of the slide 14 is yielding to allow ready passage of the strip and to cause the shoulder of the hook to spring across the end of the strip. Contiguous with the bar 8 is shown a stiffening member 18 terminating in a head 19, fitted closely into the opening in the bracket 11 the entire guide mem her being held as by a screw 21. Integral with this head is a curved tongue 22 adapted to lie complementary to the roll 1, between the flanges to assure accurately guiding the strip onto the ribs 13, the one face of this tongue merging with a fiat guiding surface 23 a distance past the inner ends of the rails 13 to thus accurately guide the flanges of the strip S into engagement with these rails.

The slide 14 carrying the hook 16 is shown as actuated by a lever 26 pivotally connected by a screw 27 with the slide let, and attached'by a pivoted link 28 to the bracket 11 to allow swinging movement of the lever, while its lower end projects downwardly into the path of the projection 29 (Figs. 1 and 11) on a sliding bar 32 carried by the guideway formed on the frame member 15. The opposite side of the lower end of the lever 26 is engaged by a projection 33 for swinging this lever in the opposite direction. This projection is rigid with the strip ill moving slide :to be pli sentl y describedillhe slide 3.2 is Shown secured to the guide iueme by a screw 3% .exrtend-il'lg rthno gh on v elongated opening embracing {the shank of the screw. The opposite end of :this slide 32 is rigid with .an enlarged head :36 fitting into a guiding surface on :the 331111116 15. Additional guiding means iorthisslide may be provided by a rod 38 rigid with the head and slide-bis extending through nniear 01153811 arm 39 extending from the hracket '12. A spring 37 shown see attached at one end to the slide .32 and :et the other end to the upright frame :bracket 12,1moves this slide :32

t in one direction, whereby the lever 26 moves the slide 15% in :One direction thrusting the hooked end 316 between the :rolls. The return movement is icaused Iby sthe :lmnd lever 25 throughrtheprojectionfiS, aswi'll beihereinafter described. w

As the strip :is brought do the position shown :in-Fig. 11 it is engagedaby one end of the hook member 20 and its dongitudinal movement is completed ,tQ .shove the :strip hanging :projections 1 on theiaddress zplate P, whereupon this address :plate :is moved upwardly :to receive the :next embossed :line strip upon the :next row :oi projections. This upward :movement is caused by moving the carrier 10 upwardly through a.:sli de strip 4:0,, mounted in La i' guidewa'y on the bracket 12, and "having La- =series of downwztrdly facing teeth iliengaged bynv dog 42 pivoted at 43 :to :the slide ifihisidog [is normzilly :urged :to 1 the left :by ta. plunger 44 which inlay sbe actuated by a spring 45 mounted in a guiding cavity in the :l1eadz36 of the slide whereby in one positioniof the slideBQ this dog is thrust to (the ileft,stopping against pin 46 es shown in Fig. '1. The subsequent movement ,of the slide to the left causes ,the 5610 "toengage -one.:oi2the teethl, and as it is irougllt .tOitSllPI'light position, thrust the slide 410 and attached carriage :10 upwardly the distance of rthe space oi one dine 1,011 the carrier .or plate 3P. Each successive position of ithescarrier and plate is-retained by alatchrdogM shown .as pivoted at .48 to the bracket 12, and having a nose-49 engaging the teeth 501onthe'slide i0, undenthe influence 'ofa spring 5&1. lPivoted atithe rear of the-slide eLOJis a nupwa-rdly extending handle 52 which unity be grasped by hand to 'raiseithe slide and carrier l0 and incidentallythe plate, or .whioh maybe :swungabout its 'pivot '531130 engage a roller 54 carried by the dog 47 to hold the nose 49 of the dog 347 .out of engagement with the teeth. 40 to permit the downward movement of the slide and carrieritobring-e plate or. holder carried thereby to its initial position. This downward imovement :is :ac complished when :the :dog 42 is :in the -positi'on shown in Fig. 1.

'Lhe action of the swinging (h ok :2 to move the strip S in either direction und the mmangement for aceoiruvlisl ng th w now :be lescribed. is shook member 20 is shown ias mounted upon a vertical ,shefit =56 and seeuiredi to a collar-r57 :rigiid with the up per lend the shaft while fi t ng fist surface 011 the upper end of a :boss .58, te med upon a main slide 60,. This slide :60 itrunsports this ill-00k20;:1J1dnctuutesihe slide dd.

01.1 the lower end of the shuift 56111215 :be rigidly se ured a rocking crank member e5 having on (crank pin 26.6 engaging .a recess ;68 in a :slide'iopmovitble longitudinally of the flame 15 in guides .71 formed ithe. trame (Figs. 1;2;21nd lit.)- sideiofithis slide/720 'beneathithese guideweys by a :pivot screw, indicated at 74L, is a ilink 7,5 ;(i*:.igs. 1 end lit) in turn pivoted at the other :end, through ;the apiwot @111 17:61, g'to n le- A tached to the ilower V6.1",80 jou'maled on :a pin 81.ea,-rried :by e

suitable boss .at :the .outer end of the bracket 22. Rigid with the upper side of en enlargement of the lever embracing the piviotpin end storming 1e bearing therefor is shown 53 gear 8e surrounded :by it suitable cover .85. This [gear .484 may :be rotated to swing:the;lever 80 by a ,gear 86 uotuaitediby a stubshnftS? on ,whichithe hand lever 25 is mounted.

The :epp osite end of sthe crank member 65 is shown ms bifurcated itO straddle a .anov- :o'ble stop 90 A camiied on ithe :lower end of e. rotatable pin 91 extending -.-througl1 ;the bracket memberV'GO and provided at its upper end :with a collar and :thumb pin indicatedntpQA, Fig. 12. This stop'fl) and the shaft fifiiconnect ithe crank member 65 with theislide 'ZOwthroug'h :the pin'66', but it .will be seen that 1 as the slide 70 :starts in one direction \it will .z first rock this crank 65 until the bifurcated portion engages one side of the stop L90, wvhereupon the slide 60 will follow itheimoveme-nt 30f the Slide 70, but this rocking 'i-inovemen't *first swings the hook member 20 to nove one end inwardly and theiotherroutwandiy. ilihezstop-i-portion 590 is eccentric obthe pin 91"s0 that-when swung by the thumb pin 94 it=inayichange the reletive :position of the hook 2-0 *to determine which :end shall be in engagement with the strip S, but ;in either position it pemnits e rocking of 'this hook so that the active end may move .along the strip Withou teontacti'ng itherewith rand then unove inwardly and engage rthe strip. I V

Theslide: 60 isshown asgu-ided on onelside upon sli'dezrei l 95 secured to unmpturned flengexoiathe bracket :15 yfi'lld ifittingdnto n suitable rebbet \l'il :the: side of the slide 160, while ithe iother side of the :slide embraces a guide mod 96 rigi'dlyieumiied iby the-frame, i'iioinber d5. slideget), Fig :1 7 into contact m 'ith :the-ruil 95iby springs 98,

ljll) and tend to prevent inadvertent movement of the slide. 1

To position the plate on the carrierlO the side flanges P of the plate are utilized to engage the edges of the carrier 10, while the lower edge of the plate P fits into hooks 100 and at the two upper corners of the plate I may additionally secure it by inwardly turned clips 102 (Fig. 3) through which the plate may he slid downwardly into engagement with the hooks 100. The plate is securely heldin this position by pivoted latches 104 in the nature of narrow flat pieces, rocking about a pivot 105 in slots or recesses closely embracing the sides thereof and formed in the carrier 10, while a spring 106 acting on the lower side of each latch tends to swing it upwardly to the position shown in Fig. 18. As the plate is moved downwardly from the position shown in Fig. 18 into engagement with the hooks 100, the subsequent downward movement of the carriage 10 acting against a positioning block 110' carried by the bracket 12 tips these latches forwardly, causing an overhanging edge 107 of each latch to engage the upper side of the plate P. To remove the plate it may simply be grasped and pulled upwardly, the first movement raising the carrier until it reaches its uppermost position whereupon the latches 104 spring rearwardly and the continued upward movement of the plate detaches it from its holding means on the carrier 10.

To summarize the operation of the. device we may assume. first, that an embossed strip has been progressed by the rolls 1 and 2 onto the rails 13 and freed from the rolls. The hand lever 25 is then rotated in a direction to swing the lever 80 to the left Figs. 1 and 2) the first part. of this movement swings the rocking crank through the pin 66 until it engages the stop 90,which swings the left hand end of the hook mem-. her 20 out of engagement with the strip S. but without bringing the opposite. end near enough to engage the strip. A continued movement of the lever 80 therefore moves the slide 70 and consequently the slide 60 and hook member 20 along the guideways to the left, and. the projection 33 on the slide 70 engages the lower end of thelever 26 to move the slide 14 and itshook 16 tothe right, thus engaging thestrip as shown in Fig. 5

. and moving it in the direction of thearrow the stop 90, which allows slight return movement of the hook 16 and permits engagement of the hook 20' with the end of the strip S, after which the continued movement of the hand lever and lever to the right movesthe strip S along the rails 13 and brings that strip onto the carrier plate, causing its flanges to engage the projections P in the manner indicated in Fig. 12. The continned movement may position the strip as desired upon the strip holder, represented by the address plate. This operation is repeal:- ed until the desired number of embossed strips are placed upon the holder, whereupon the holder is then lifted and removed as described.

To move an embossed strip on the plate P in the opposite direction, the stop is reversed (see Fig. 17 as compared to Figs. 15

and 16) which causes the reciprocation of the member 20 to be through aposition with the hook 20 outwardly and the hook 20 standing inwardly. It will be seen from an inspection of these figures that with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 15 the carrier and member 20 may be moving freely to the left where they may engage a strip S and move the same to the right as indicated in Fig. 16. With. the parts reversed it will be noted that the hook 20" is inwardly. This figure shows the parts passing to the right. As soon as the end 20 passes the end of the strip S the reverse of the movement will throw the end 20 inwardly and a continuation of this reverse movement will then progress the strip S to the left. This mechanism is very effective in positioning these strips upon carriers of the general type illustrated.

I claim:

1. A machine for delivering printing strips, a guideway leading therefrom, a flat printing form and means supporting said form adjacent the guideway, means on the form for receiving the strips, means for aligning the last named "means with the guideway, and means for periodically feed ing the form in its own plane to enable it to receive new lines. 7

2. The combination with a machine adapted to deliver printing strips having inwardly turned flanges, of a printing form having projections for receiving said flanges to mount the strip thereon, a guideway and means for mounting the print-ing'form with its holding meansin alignment with said guideway, ahand lever, and a mechanism operated thereby for moving a strip onto the form.

3. The combination of means for deliver-f mg a printing strip, a guideway receiving l the printing strip, an address plate having means thereon for holding the printing strip, means for mounting the address plat'e to align the last named means with the guideway, and means for moving the printing strip along said guideway and onto said address plate. I

' 4;The combination avith n'rea'ns .tor delivering embossed n inting' strips having inwardly turned flanges, "of a gni'deway having flanges coacting therewith, an a'd'd'r'ess platehaving a. series of rowsrotf aligned proj'eotions receivingsai'd flanges oi the strip, Tneans supporting the 'adch'ess plate to align said projections with the flanges of the gni'deway, 'm'ea ns "for lifting the address plate s'tep by step and'means "for progressing the "strip along said gui'deway and onto the address plate. 7 I 5. The combination with means tor delivering printing strips, of a gni'dewayjhavm'eans coacting -With the edges of the strip, a printing form having a series of aligned projections receiving said "edges of the strip, means for supporting "the form to "align "said projections with the flanges of thegui'devvay, means for progressing t'h'e strip along "said guideway and onto the form, and means for sliding the strip "in either direction along "said projections.

6. Means for delivering printing strip, a guidewayfor receiving said strip from the delivering means, "a printing form having means coasting with the sides 'o 'f the strip and arranged for 'a plurality of lines, means for moving the strips from the gnideway and onto said form, *means for moving the strips haclzwardly on the form, and means for advancing the giro-rm by step loy step movement to present sncoe'ssi-v'e' lines of'strip holding means. I n

7. Means .for delivering a printing strip havin printing characters 'for med thereon, a gale away for supporting said strip, means for moving the strip along the guidevvay, a vertically reciprocable holder adapted to support a flat address .plateh'aving rows of projections with a rowinregistration the guideway, means for moving a strip from the guideWay onto a row of projections of the address plate, and means for raising the holder to present successive rows of projections in alignment with the guide- 8. The combination of means for delivering a printing strip to a printing form, said printing form having means for holding a series of strips in parallel lines, and means for moving the strips longitudinally on the form to initially position the same and adapted to move the same While on the form.

.9; combination with a means for clelivering embossed printing strips having flan es, a form to receive said strips from the delivering means and havi projections coacti with 'theflanges to ho d the strips in para lel lines thereon, means for moving the strips in either direction on the form t position the same rior to-printing.-

10L In a device of the character described;

the combination with m ans Fl-@1- delivering a ,pjriiitjii'i'g strip, 'ota form having means for ho'l'd inga series of said strips in parallel lines, a g'i'l'id'evvay, asl'ide on theguide; Way, a device caniedhy the slide adapted to 'e'ngageandinove the strips into the 'form, nIe-ans for fadva-ncin'gfthe "form a line at ,a time, including a slide carrying the tor'nnla ratchet and dog mechanism advancing it con's'ecfl' 'i'ei'i't upon "the "movement of "the slide, and means for resetting the ratche'tand dog mechanism, I

11. In a device of the character described,

'the combination -With a printing t an vadapted to "receive series of; printingstr'ips, means on the form -for holding"said strips, a gatewa means "for delivering the strips to the, gui'deway, a slide for progressingthe strips along the "guid'eivay, another 1,

ing the strip along the guideivay and onto the form in one direction, said means comprising a hook member, means for moving the strip in the other direction including a projection on the same, hooked member, and a slide carrying said hook member,

1'3. In a device of the character dsecribed, the combination of means for deliverin printing strips, a form onto which said strips may be mounted from the delivering means by longitudinal movement with ,rela-- tion to the form, means rpr moving'the strip onto the form andftor, slidingthestripin either direction thereon, said means com prising a rockable member having a strip engaging hook ateach end, [a slide an" said hook member, a rack shaft for 1 If '5 said hook inemhei -and, ifieans'fo'r limiting the m ve entef each hook, said means be; ing shifta'hle to determine the ati'v'itv of. either hook.

14. In a device of the character desc ibed,

the combination of a printing strip deliv er'ing m chanism, a .guiaewiay, a form ing nami me ns ante which-the a hook" at each end, ea ehhek hiiig adapts to engage end or the in:

may thrust longitild hilly t6 sition engagement while the'other end is in idle position, and means for carrying the hooked member and for moving it longitudinally. 15. Ina device of the character described, the combination of a printing strip delivering mechanism, a form having holding means onto which the strips may be thrust longitudinally to position them for print ing, means for moving the strips along the guideway and on to the form, consistingo'f a rocking member having a hook at each end, each hook being adapted to engage one end of the strip,ineans for moving either hooked end into and out of engagement while the other end is in idle position, a slide carrying the hooked member, means for movingsaid slide, a stop governing the rocking movement of the lioo'k'member, and means for moving the stop from one position to another to determine the active, end of the hooked member. 7

16. A combination with means for guiding a'printing strip, of a flat form having means for holding thereon a plurality of strips, mechanism for moving the strips from the guiding means on to said form, a ratchet bar adapted to move with the form and having teeth corresponding to the distance between lines on the form, and mach-- anism for moving the ratchet bar to advan'cethe form step by step.

17. A combination with a horizontal guideway {:tIlClIllBflIlS for delivering print- -ii1g' strips thereto, of a flat form provided with means for holding a plurality of parallel strips, means for holding said form in a vertical position, adapted to registerwith the guideway, whereby the strips on the form may be read, means for moving said form upwardly step by step to position it -to receive a new strip, and mechanism for moving the strips from the guideway onto the registering form; i

18. Means'for delivering aprinting strip having printing characters formed thereon, a guideway for supporting said strip, and means for moving the strip along the guideway, a flat address plate having a seriesoii projections arranged in parallel 'rows to correspond to printing lines, said projections being adapted to engage and support the strips, means for supporting said address plate iii alignment with the guide-- way, and means for latching the addressplate with successive lines of projections in alignment with the guideway.

19. The combination with means for delivering printinginembers' in the -form of strips having inwardly turned flanges, a guideway and means for moving said strips along said g'uideway, a printing form on which such strips may be reniovably oar-' ried, and meansfor' moving the strips onto the printing'form from the guideway.

20. machine for v delivering printing strips, a guideway leading tliere'froin',s a printing form and means vsupporting said form adjacent the guideway, means on the form for receiving strips, and means for aligning the last named means with the guideway.

21. The combination with a machine adapted to deliver printing strips having inwardly turned flanges, a printing form having projections flanges to mount the strip thereon, a guide way and means for mounting the printing form with its holding means in alignment with said guideway. 7

22. The combination of means for delivei'ing a printing strip, a guideway receiving the printing strip, a printing form having means thereon for holding the printing strip, means for mounting the form to align the last named means with the guideway, and means for moving :the printing strip along said guideway and onto said form.

23. The combination, with means for delivering printing strips having inwardly turned flanges, of a guideway having flanges coacting therewith, a printing form having projections receiving said flanges oftlie strip, means for supporting the form to align said projections with the flanges of the guideway, and means for. progressing the strip along said guideway and onto the form. v 24.. The combination with means for .de livering embossed printing strips having inwardly turned flanges, of a guideway having flanges coacting therewith, a printing form having a series of rows of aligned projections receiving said flanges of the strip, means for supporting the form toalign said projections with the flanges of the guideway, and means for progressing the strip along said guideway and onto the form.

25. Means for delivering a printing strip, a guideway for receiving saidstrip from the delivering means, a printing form having said means coacting with the sides of the strip and arranged for a'plurality of lines, means for moving the strips from the guideway and onto said form, and means for ad vancing the form by step by step movement to present successive lines of strip holding means. v

26. Means for delivering a printing strip having printing characters thereon, a guide way for supporting'sai-d strip, and means for moving the strip along the guideway,

strip, means for supporting said form in 1 alignment with the 'guideway, andpmeans for latching the form with successive l nes of projections in alignment w th the. guide way."

27, Mean deliver ng Printing t p for receiving said:

arsenic having printing charactersformed thereon,"

a gnideway for su porting said strip and means for moving the strip along the guide way, a printing form having a series of projections arranged in parallel r'ch'vs to correspond to printing times, said praises trons being adapted to engage and support the strips, means for sit orting said form in alignment with the gt 1, means for moving the strip from the guideway onto the form, and ih'e'a'ns for moving and latch ing. the form to resent successive rows of projections in alignment with the guideway.

28. The combination with meansford-eliveriiig eu'ibosse'd printing strips including a gui-deway for the strips, of a form adapted to receive and hold said strips in parallel lines, means for advancing theform by a series of step by step movements to present successive lines on the form into alignment with the delivering means, means for moving the strip from the guideway and along the holding means onto the form, and means connecting said moving means with the step by step means whereby each step movement of the form may follow a return movement of the progressing means.

29. In a device of the character described, the combination with means for delivering printing strips to a holder comprising a printing form, said means including a guideway, means for mounting the printing form in a position to receive the strips from the guideway, and means for removablysupporting the form to allow removal of the filled strips and replacen'ient by empty -forms.

30. The combination with means for delivering embossed printing strips, of a printing form to receive the strips, means for moving the strips onto the form and for holding them thereon, means for supporting the form in position to receive the strips, means for ren'iovably securing the form in this position, means for causing a step by step movement of the form consequent upon actuation of the strip moving means.

31. The combination with means for delivering line printing strips, of a printing form to receive the strips, means for moving he strips onto the form and for holding them thereon, means for supporting the form in position to receive the strips, means for removably securing the form in this position, means causing a step by step movement of the form consequent upon actuation of the strip moving means to present successive line strip holding means, and means for resetting the step by step mechanism after filling a form.

32. In a machine of the character described, the combination with opposed continuously rotated rolls adapted to deliver a printing strip, a gnideway adapted to receive the str'p from the rol a printing to 1-, and r for in'ov lie strrps fi'ii-ithe glnde'w Y ontd'sliid The c unation a ith means for def li tering printing strips, agaidew y i'epeiv 7o in' the str} s therei-i apoIi-t'on of the guide v having a necked slide manner:- e 'ite'ti'oing between" the rolls, and adapted to engage the strips, means tormoving itl slide member to" progress sn'ceessve strips away tron the i-olls'and along t guide w i t p n ng term having str'o' carrying .S cg "d u th said uideway,mea1ls engaging and moving the strip from the" gtfiifd'e'way" onto the fern, a slide carryi gthe so last mentioned n'ieans; and connections be tween said slide and the first mentioned slide, whereby movement of the last named slide causes movement of the first named slide and hook.

3st. The combination with continuously operating means for delivering printing strips, a guideway receivingthe strips therefrom, a portion of the guideway' having a slide member provided with a strip engag- 9 ing projection extending between the rolls, means for moving said slide member to progress the strip away from the rolls and along said guidcway, a printing form having strip carrying means aligned with said guideway, means engaging and moving the strip from the guideway onto the-form, and a slide carrying the last mentioned means.

35. The combination with continuously driven rolls adapted to receive and deliver a printing strip, a guideway receiving the strip from the rolls, a printing form having strip holding means aligned with the guideway, and mechanism for receiving the strip after delivery from the rolls and adapted to position the same on the guideway.

36. In a device of the character described,

the combination with a printing form adapted to receive a series of printing strips,

means on the form tt'or'holding said strips, .110

a guideway, and means for delivering the strips to the guideway, a slide for progressing the strips along the guideway, another slide for moving the strips from the guideway onto the form each of said slides havinga hook for engaging the end of the strip, and operative connections between the slides whereby one hook sets after the other has finished its movement.

37. In a device of the character described, .120 the combination with a printing form adapted to receive a series of printing strips, means on the form for holding said strips, a guideway and means for delivering the strips to the guideway, a slide for progressing the strips along the guideway, another slide for moving the strips from the guideway onto the form, each of said-slides having a hook for engaging the end of a strip,

and mechanism for moving said slides.

38. In a delivery mechanism, the conibination with means for guiding a printing strip, of a reciprocating carriage, a hook thereon to engage the strip, a shaft carrying the hook, a rocking plate controlling the shaft, means tending to move the plate, and means tending to retard the carriage where-- by the hook is swung before the carriage is moved.-

39. In a delivery mechanism, the combination with means for supporting a form, of Va reciprocable carriage, a rocking hook thereon adapted to engage a printing strip,

"a plate connected with the hook and adapted to rock it into such engagement, a reciprocating slide, and a pln and slot connection between it and the plate,'wliereby the slide may rock the plate and then reciprocate the carriage. V

etOQA guideway adapted to slidably support embossed printing strips having flanged edges which converge, a printing form having strip carrying projections over which the strips may extend with their flanges behind the projections, means for supporting the, printing form tobring said strip carrying projections into alignment with said guideway, and means for moving the strips from the guideway onto the form.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature.

WILLIAM onN DaMMING. 

